diff --git a/.changeset/slow-clocks-brush.md b/.changeset/slow-clocks-brush.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a5e2dd6d59ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/slow-clocks-brush.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@sveltejs/kit': minor
+---
+
+feat: warn on unread validation issues
diff --git a/packages/kit/src/runtime/client/remote-functions/form.svelte.js b/packages/kit/src/runtime/client/remote-functions/form.svelte.js
index 1af3bffdcc6a..e34c1f70a5bb 100644
--- a/packages/kit/src/runtime/client/remote-functions/form.svelte.js
+++ b/packages/kit/src/runtime/client/remote-functions/form.svelte.js
@@ -87,6 +87,38 @@ export function form(id) {
 
 		let submitted = false;
 
+		/** @type {InternalRemoteFormIssue[] | null} */
+		let unread_issues = null;
+
+		/**
+		 * In dev, warn if there are validation issues going unread
+		 */
+		function warn_on_missing_issue_reads() {
+			unread_issues = raw_issues;
+
+			setTimeout(() => {
+				if (unread_issues === null) {
+					return;
+				}
+
+				if (unread_issues.length > 0) {
+					const message = `Form submission had invalid data, but the validation issues were ignored:`;
+					const summary = unread_issues
+						.map((issue) =>
+							issue.path.length === 0
+								? `  - ${issue.message}`
+								: `  - ${issue.path.join('.')} (${issue.message})`
+						)
+						.join('\n');
+					const suggestion = `Make sure you provide actionable feedback to users, using e.g. \`myForm.fields.myField.issues()\` or \`myForm.fields.allIssues()\``;
+
+					console.warn(`${message}\n\n${summary}\n\n${suggestion}`);
+				}
+
+				unread_issues = null;
+			});
+		}
+
 		/**
 		 * @param {FormData} form_data
 		 * @returns {Record<string, any>}
@@ -121,6 +153,11 @@ export function form(id) {
 					raw_issues,
 					validated.issues.map((issue) => normalize_issue(issue, false))
 				);
+
+				if (DEV) {
+					warn_on_missing_issue_reads();
+				}
+
 				pending_count--;
 				return;
 			}
@@ -239,6 +276,10 @@ export function form(id) {
 							} else {
 								void invalidateAll();
 							}
+						} else {
+							if (DEV) {
+								warn_on_missing_issue_reads();
+							}
 						}
 
 						return succeeded;
@@ -505,7 +546,17 @@ export function form(id) {
 								touched[key] = true;
 							}
 						},
-						() => issues
+						(path, all) => {
+							if (DEV && unread_issues !== null && path !== undefined) {
+								unread_issues = unread_issues.filter((issue) => {
+									return all
+										? issue.path.slice(0, path.length).join('.') !== path.join('.')
+										: issue.path.join('.') !== path.join('.');
+								});
+							}
+
+							return issues;
+						}
 					)
 			},
 			result: {
diff --git a/packages/kit/src/runtime/form-utils.js b/packages/kit/src/runtime/form-utils.js
index 88bd9b58a9fd..9c757f9093ad 100644
--- a/packages/kit/src/runtime/form-utils.js
+++ b/packages/kit/src/runtime/form-utils.js
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ export function deep_get(object, path) {
  * @param {any} target - Function or empty POJO
  * @param {() => Record<string, any>} get_input - Function to get current input data
  * @param {(path: (string | number)[], value: any) => void} set_input - Function to set input data
- * @param {() => Record<string, InternalRemoteFormIssue[]>} get_issues - Function to get current issues
+ * @param {(path?: (string | number)[], all?: boolean) => Record<string, InternalRemoteFormIssue[]>} get_issues - Function to get current issues
  * @param {(string | number)[]} path - Current access path
  * @returns {any} Proxy object with name(), value(), and issues() methods
  */
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ export function create_field_proxy(target, get_input, set_input, get_issues, pat
 
 			if (prop === 'issues' || prop === 'allIssues') {
 				const issues_func = () => {
-					const all_issues = get_issues()[key === '' ? '$' : key];
+					const all_issues = get_issues(path, prop === 'allIssues')[key === '' ? '$' : key];
 
 					if (prop === 'allIssues') {
 						return all_issues?.map((issue) => ({